Union township, Black Hawk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (0% naturalized citizens)

Union township:

0.4%

Whole state:

3.1%

68% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 724

Northeast: 4

Midwest: 135

South: 31

West: 19

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 318

One, attached: 3

10 to 19: 7

Mobile homes: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800

Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 152 (0 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)Houses without a mortgage: 68

Year house built

1999 to March 2000: 13

1995 to 1998: 36

1990 to 1994: 24

1980 to 1989: 27

1970 to 1979: 89

1960 to 1969: 32

1950 to 1959: 29

1940 to 1949: 4

1939 or earlier: 81

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union township, Iowa:

1 room: 0

2 rooms: 0

3 rooms: 0

4 rooms: 0

5 rooms: 38

6 rooms: 45

7 rooms: 61

8 rooms: 49

9 or more rooms: 100

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township, Iowa:

1 room: 0

2 rooms: 0

3 rooms: 0

4 rooms: 12

5 rooms: 0

6 rooms: 4

7 rooms: 2

8 rooms: 11

9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union township:

no bedroom: 0

1 bedroom: 0

2 bedrooms: 41

3 bedrooms: 147

4 bedrooms: 77

5 or more bedrooms: 28

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:

no bedroom: 0

1 bedroom: 0

2 bedrooms: 16

3 bedrooms: 2

4 bedrooms: 2

5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Union township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 4

1 vehicle: 20

2 vehicles: 134

3 vehicles: 81

4 vehicles: 22

5 or more vehicles: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Union township in renter-occupied apartments

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)

Engineers (6%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)

Carpenters (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)

Postsecondary teachers (8%)

Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

German (50.9%)

English (10.6%)

United States or American (8.7%)

Irish (6.3%)

Norwegian (5.2%)

Danish (3.2%)

Scottish (2.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Colombia (75%)

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 347 (78%)

Carpooled: 69 (16%)

Bus or trolley bus: 7 (2%)

Taxi: 8 (2%)

Walked: 9 (2%)

Worked at home: 5 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)

Utility gas (37%)

Electricity (9%)

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Other fuel (1%)

91.1% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).